Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 82 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 469 | 603 | 1404 | 1223 | 1007 | 904 | 1003 | 953 | 917 | 949 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.17m | 4:52AM1.99m | 5:25PM2.15m | 5:48AM1.97m | 6:19PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM-0.06m | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:08AM-0.06m | 11:46PM0.04m | 12:05PM-0.03m | 00:40AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 60 | 51 | 27 | 46 | 97 | 127 | 262 | 432 | 603 | 1404 | 1223 | 1007 | 850 | 579 | 953 | 917 | 949 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 469 | 590 | 705 | 818 | 880 | 904 | 1003 | 503 | 370 | 230 | 675 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 14 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | — | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 23 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 81 | 4 | 300 | 696 | — | 4 | 437 | 256 | — | — | 174 | 517 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | — | N 5 | — | NNE 5 | NW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 4 | 2 | — | 27 | — | 36 | 21 | 17 | 85 | 186 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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